The NMBS have toured Battlefields of Europe each year since; in June 2013 we visited the battlefields of the Ainse, Marne and Champagne. We are not like Leger or the big battlefield tour groups, who do a cracking tour for people who are interested. We are a small band of blokes who go to the Battlefields; end up “Off-Piste” at times, but always aim to remember the valour, sacrifice and memory of t
he men who died. The Name (North Manchester Battlefield Society) was taken from the fact that all the members lived in North Manchester at the time or had North Manchester roots. Most of the Major battles that we have visited have had some connection with the regiments made up from Lancashire or the Cities of Manchester, Salford or Liverpool. We will also include war memorials from around the UK and try and show the bravery of the men who died in not only both World Wars but every conflict from Korea to Northern Ireland, The Falklands to Afghanistan. What started as a few days in The Somme and Normandy has turned into a full scale dedicated society to the fallen of all sides in the major wars of Europe. That first trip was a learning curve - based on 4 blokes sat in a Daewoo and living in Formule One Travel lodges, this has become a slick operation where farmhouses (gites) are used as based and planning and preparation starts as soon as we come back from one trip.
